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Originally Posted by OL_JR
One major reason level winds always face up is that you have to be able to thumb the spool when casting to avoid backlash. Therefore the guides have to face up.
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I was using closed face reels with the eyelets up a long time before I ever saw a reel that needed to be thumbed, but they need the same thing. Kids dont use the bait casters well lol, Not saying they were not around but never saw one. This was 50 years ago, Google is your friend, bait casters invented in the 17th century, spin casters in 1905 and closed face in 1949.